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I have had tough time preserving Coriander leaves, most of the time I buy these in specialty shops and by the time I finish using half would be rotten. I learnt this method of preserving coriander leaves from a friend in Germany but started to make use of it now when I regularly buy them. It lasts fresh for more than 10 to 12 days.

Coriander Leaves sitting in the fridge for 11 days

Required :
Coriander Leaves : 1 bunch
1 Jar : 4 to 5 inches high or a GlassHow to do it : Quick Version
Chop off roots from stem and put into a jar with 1.5 inch water and leave it in the Vegetable tray of the refrigerator.

Detailed Version :

Un-tie the coriander bunch on a sheet of paper and chop out the roots if any.

Remove brown or rotten leaves

Take out any stems which are very short and use these in next days.

Put the rest of the leaves together in the Jar which has 1.5 inches of water.

Water should be just a little above the bottom tip of the stem.

Keep this in the vegetable tray of the refrigerator. Take required quantity while cooking, wash and use.

New Batch of Coriander Leaves from Market

Note : Do not take a lengthy Jar, when there is just a few stems left, it would fall into the water. Leaves that are not so fresh would turn fresh when preserved in the refrigerator.Also Known as : Preserving Cilantro, Kothambiri, Kothamili, Kothamilaku Variations : If your veggi tray is not big enough, then put a transparent cover on the leaves and store it in the bottom of the fridge